Judge to rule by February in Baltimore power plant suit.

A federal judge said he will rule by February on whether a suit by environmental groups can proceed against energy supplier Mirant Corp. over emissions at a Prince George’s County power plant.

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Norwich-based cooperative reaches deal on air cleanup in Wallingford area. The Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative and two Connecticut agencies have signed a pact that requires the Pierce Station Power Plant in Wallingford to burn natural gas for fuel. [News Source]

Mercedes to pay $1.2m for US emissions violations. DaimlerChrysler AG and its Mercedes-Benz unit are to pay 1.2 million dollars to settle charges that numerous Mercedes models breached US air regulations, authorities said Thursday. [News Source]

What you can’t see can kill you. Despite evidence, when the EPA had the chance to set a tough new annual emissions standard for soot this year, the agency declined. [News Source]

Polluters may soon report less. Under a rule finalized this week, polluters who release less than 2,000 pounds of emissions will be able to submit less emissions data to the Environmental Protection Agency. [News Source]

Mercedes to pay EPA $1.2 million. Mercedes-Benz USA did not promptly inform the EPA of defects in emission-related parts so the agency could determine whether the emission standards were exceeded and whether a recall was necessary. [News Source]

DaimlerChrysler to pay for pollution. Mercedes-Benz USA and parent DaimlerChrysler AG will pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that it failed to report air pollution problems with Mercedes-Benz vehicles to federal regulators. [News Source]

More cars hit Delhi’s anti-pollution drive - study. Efforts to cut air pollution in the Indian capital through the use of cleaner fuel in public transport are being undone by the growing number of vehicles on the roads, an environmental think-tank said. [News Source]

Natural gas conversion helped clean Delhi air: study. Of all the interventions made to clean Delhi's air, conversion of diesel buses to compressed natural gas has been the most important, a new study by a Washington based organisation revealed Thursday. [News Source]

Shipping lines get serious on environment. The lines of ships serving Hong Kong’s busy container port or heading for mainland China’s Pearl River Delta spread a dangerous combination of nitrous oxides, sulphur dioxide and other pollutants. [News Source]

Combating air pollution in the city (Financial Express) REPORTEDLY, air pollution in Dhaka city still afflict on average 150,000 people every year. The figures point to the acute necessity of further introducing and enforcing existing rules and regulations against air pollution for reducing the number who get exposed to this form of pollution. [News Source]